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Photo: Sarah L. Voisin / The Washington Post (Getty Images) The verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial was frustrating, alarming, and predictable. But it was also revealing. Chrystul Kizer is Black Woman who is a sex trafficking victim that killed her alleged trafficker three years ago when she was 17-years-old. …

Sign up for Derek’s newsletter here. Let’s start with a simple mystery: What happened to original blockbuster movies? Throughout the 20th century, Hollywood produced a healthy number of entirely new stories. The top movies of 1998—including Titanic, Saving Private Ryan, and There’s Something About Mary—were almost all based on original …

A criminal grand jury investigation is underway involving a former Kansas City, Kansas police detective who allegedly “exploited and terrorized” Black people, CNN reports. According to federal prosecutors, Roger Golubski, who reached the rank of captain when he retired in 2010, targeted residents of the city’s north end for decades. …

The family of Ezra Blount, the 9-year-old who died from injuries sustained at Travis Scott’s Astroworld Festival, has denied the Houston rapper’s offer to pay for the child’s funeral. Blount was the youngest victim following a mass casualty that took place once Scott took the stage. His death last month …

Photo: Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune (AP) In yet another trial in Minnesota, Kim Potter, the former police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright during a traffic stop when she “mistakenly” used her gun instead of her taser, is set to testify in her trial. Earlier this year, a Minnesota jury found …

You know that feeling when you’re playing Jenga, and the blocks are stacked remarkably high, and then someone bumps the table? And as the tower wobbles, everyone just watches in wide-eyed panic, willing it to stabilize with a desperate, silent prayer: Please don’t fall, please don’t fall. I can only …

Bow Wow appeared frustrated with the Millennium Tour, but Omarion reportedly stepped in to help smooth things out just in time for the Atlanta show on Saturday (Oct. 16).  Complex reports that Bow Wow, 34, hit up Twitter to share a few thoughts about the tour’s progress. He claims his …

The coronavirus still has the world in its grip as a new variant, Omicron, is on the rise. On Tuesday, Los Angeles Lakers basketball player LeBron James had to be placed in the NBA’s health and safety protocols as he has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19. As per NBA rules, …

Image: ALLBLK Insecure may be ending, but the actors and writers from the series are set to break out and take over. Jean Elie, who played Issa’s brother Ahmal, and writer/story editor Mike Gauyo will team up for the new ALLBLK series Send Help. Per the press release: “Send Help …

Carl Cavalier says his pending termination by the Louisiana State Police Department is retaliation for his criticism of how his department handled a deadly 2019 traffic stop.  According to NBC News, Cavalier, 33, said on Friday (Oct. 15) that he’ll fight for his state trooper position. Cavalier has been with …